E-Book Distribution Requires Certain File Types In order to be shipped to the stores of XinXii’s international distribution partners, e-books need to be shaped in a specific file type called EPUB. Because EPUB format, like most web content, is coded in HTML it enables readers to modify the layout of the content according to their individual preferences (in respect of font styles and sizes, e.g.) which is why it can be described as a “dynamic” format. This means that, in EPUB, there is no longer a fixed page design like in PDF or in printed books because the way the ...